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False narratives about Covid left us with millions of deaths – will we challenge them now?

To stop another, more severe, pandemic, those misleading stories like thinking the virus would burn itself out can’t be forgotten, says science journalist Debora MacKenzie

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re entitled to know the world isn’t always a safe place’: how to talk to your children about the permacrisis

With the Ukraine invasion still raging, Covid cases rising again and the ongoing climate crisis, young people are picking up anxieties from social media and the playground. So what’s the best way to handle it?

The Guardian - UK

The people still living under lockdown rules: ‘I haven’t been touched by anyone in two years’

Two years since the UK’s first national lockdown, hundreds of thousands of people are still living under restrictive measures due to chronic illness or disabilities. Joanna Whitehead speaks with some of them

The Independent UK

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From scotch eggs to snitching: The most bonkers rules Britain had during lockdown

24 months after the first Covid lockdown was imposed in the UK, Kate Ng takes a look back at the rules that didn’t make any sense

The Independent UK

Newcastle health boss's Covid warning to 'protect the vulnerable' two years after lockdown

Newcastle's Director of Public Health Prof Eugene reflected on the pandemic so far, and explained what the situation is in March 2022

Chronicle Live

Rising COVID cases numbers leave Queensland schools struggling with staff shortages

As student case numbers soar, schools are facing critical staff and student absences and some are imposing mask rules again.

ABC News

New Zealand sports to welcome back crowds as COVID rules eased

New Zealand sports will welcome full-capacity crowds when COVID-19 rules ease this weekend after a bruising period for revenues.

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Millones aún no se vacunan contra el COVID. ¿Qué significa eso para el futuro de la vacunación?

FILADELFIA— Son las 2 de la tarde de un miércoles en Chester, Pennsylvania, y las enfermeras Susan Pollock y Carol Von Colln están dentro de una clínica de vacunas del Condado Delaware haciendo lo que pasan mucho tiempo haciendo estos días: esperar.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates

PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early April

The Guardian - AU

Boris Johnson marks national day of reflection with tribute to Covid victims and NHS

Two years since the first lockdown began, a nation remembers

Wales Online

Boris Johnson pays tribute to Covid victims on national day of reflection

The nation will pause in remembrance of those who have died during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Major poll reveals extent of Britain's loneliness problem 2 years after first lockdown

The latest findings have been published on today’s second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown after researchers tracked opinion from 1,300 Brits since April 2020

Daily Mirror

Thailand faces current account blowout on oil, tourism risks

Thailand is heading for a rare back-to-back current-account deficit as the outlook for tourist arrivals becomes less rosy with a flare-up in Covid cases globally and energy import bills ballooning amid soaring oil prices.

Bangkok Post

Competition watchdog receives 200 complaints from public on petrol gouging

This is up from 83 a week ago after excise duties on petrol and diesel had been cut by 20c and 15c on March 10th

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Several Irish hospitals impose bans on visitors as number of Covid patients spike

University Hospital Limerick (UHL) announced on Sunday it would be imposing the ban due to a "very high" number of patients being treated for Covid-19 within the hospital, with Nenagh General Hospital announcing a similar ban on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Russian forces ‘kidnap’ children, food price hikes hit businesses, Europe’s rising Covid cases

Wednesday: Invading troops are now inside the besieged Ukraine city of Mariupol. Plus: Australian cafe owners conflicted over passing rising costs to customers

Daily Record

Largest Scots health board urge people not to attend A&E 'unless urgent' amid Covid surge

It comes after the number of coronavirus patients in the country's hospitals reached a record for the second day in a row.

Wales Online

First Minister says Covid in Wales is 'very concerning' as numbers 'rise rapidly'

The plan to relax all remaining restrictions in Wales could be in doubt

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UK Covid cases more than double in a month as deaths rise by 22% to 250

The UK has recorded another 94,524 Covid cases today, a drop of nearly 14% on this time last week, though virus-related deaths have surged by 25% to 250 - but an increase compared to last month, just two days before Covid measures were scrapped in England

The Guardian - UK

Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

Irish Mirror

Over half of Irish tax payers missing out on huge possible refunds after forgetting one simple step

Tax refund specialists Taxback.com has said just 790,000 PAYE taxpayers filed a tax refund for 2020 out of a total 2.9 million taxpayers

Chicago Sun-Times

How to honor the COVID dead?

Music, like a program offered by the DePaul Community Chorus, offers insight into unfathomable loss.

Daily Record

easyJet updates mask policy on some routes - latest rules for Ryanair, TUI, Jet2, BA, Virgin

Masks are no longer mandatory for a select number of easyJet flights.

Evening Standard

What are the Covid statutory sick pay rules?

Rules are changing for Covid Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) as workers take more time off due to contracting the Covid-19 virus.

The Guardian - AU

Rights watchdog sees 1,445% spike in questions about Victorian government’s powers during Covid

‘Large volume’ of inquiries asked whether government had power to impose restrictions

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